<i>Bacillus mojavensis</i>, a Metal-Tolerant Plant Growth-Promoting Bacterium, Improves Growth, Photosynthetic Attributes, Gas Exchange Parameters, and Alkalo-Polyphenol Contents in Silver Nanoparticle (Ag-NP)-Treated <i>Withania somnifera</i> L. (Ashwagandha)
Mohammad Danish, Mohammad Shahid, Mohammad Tarique Zeyad, Najat A. Bukhari, Fatimah S. Al-Khattaf, Ashraf Atef Hatamleh, Sajad Ali
Abstract
might serve as an agronomically significant and cost-effective remediation agent for augmenting the yield and productivity of medicinally important plants like ashwagandha raised in soil contaminated with nanoparticles in general and Ag-NPs in particular.
Topics & Concepts
ChemistryWithania somniferaRhizosphereShootPhytotoxicitySilver nanoparticleHorticulturePhotosynthesisSwarming motilityBotanyFood scienceBiologyBiofilmBacteriaNanoparticleQuorum sensingMaterials scienceGeneticsAlternative medicinePathologyMedicineNanotechnologyNanoparticles: synthesis and applicationsMedicinal Plants and NeuroprotectionGraphene and Nanomaterials Applications